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se·mi·ot·ics
 semiotics
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- pronunciation:
- si
mi
a
tihks
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
plural noun |
| definition: |
(used with a sing. verb) in philosophy, a theory of signs and symbols, esp. as they are used in language.
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adjective + (n.)semiotics
cultural, feminist, inner, literary, modern, narrative, particular, postmodern, primary, psychoanalytic, recent, social, visual
verb + (n.)semiotics
examine, explore, major, study
noun + (n.)semiotics
aesthetics,
approach,
art,
communication,
criticism,
culture,
degree,
discourse,
essay,
fashion,
feminism,
field,
figure,
film,
focus,
gesture,
importance,
investigation,
language,
linguistics,
literature,
object,
passion,
performance,
phenomenology,
poetics,
poetry,
practice,
professor,
psychoanalysis,
reception,
rhetoric,
structuralism,
study,
subject,
text,
theory,
tradition
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| derivation: |
semiotician (n.) |
The word semiotics
contains the following part:
-ics
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
  Example words:
acoustics, acrobatics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeromechanics, aeronautics, aerostatics, aesthetics, analytics, apologetics, architectonics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, autonetics, avionics, ballistics, bariatrics, bioastronautics, biometrics, bionics, biophysics, calisthenics, chromatics, civics, cliometrics, cryogenics, cryonics, cybernetics, cytogenetics, didactics, dietetics, dramatics, dynamics, econometrics, economics, ekistics, electrodynamics, electronics, endodontics, energetics, ergonomics, esthetics, ethics, eugenics, eurhythmics, euthenics, genetics, geophysics, geopolitics, geriatrics, graphics, gymnastics, harmonics, histrionics, homiletics, hydraulics, hydrodynamics, hydroponics, hydrostatics, hydrotherapeutics, hygienics, kinematics, kinesics, kinetics, linguistics, logistics, macrobiotics, macroeconomics, magnetohydrodynamics, mathematics, metaphysics, metrics, microeconomics, microelectronics, mnemonics, nucleonics, numismatics, obstetrics, onomastics, optics, orthodontics, orthopedics, pediatrics, periodontics, pharmaceutics, phonemics, phonetics, phonics, photodynamics, physics, pneumatics, poetics, politics, proxemics, psychodynamics, psycholinguistics, pyrotechnics, robotics, semantics, semiotics, statics, statistics, supersonics, syntactics, tactics, tectonics, theatrics, therapeutics, thermodynamics, ultrasonics
- synonyms:
- -logy, -ology
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